Severin, the former Siouxsie and the Banshees bassist, had posted cryptically on his Facebook page in late January that “there is GLOVELINESS for collectors coming in April,” referring to the short-lived band he formed with The Cure’sRobert Smith in the early ’80s.

This year’s Record Store Day falls on April 20, and while the full list of exclusives has not yet been posted, the blog Wax Poetic — as it does every year — has amassed an impressive list of confirmed U.S. releases. Among this year’s U.S. and/or U.K. titles are releases from The Jesus and Mary Chain, Echo & The Bunnymen, Hüsker Dü, Robyn Hitchcock, Paul Weller, Wire and Duran Duran (see links below).

Record Store day has been Hi-Jacked by the major labels as a way of flogging back catalogue to completist collectors – while new bands can’t get a record in the shops on that day! – I know I’m in an ‘indie’ band who had their vinyl release barred from the Record Store Day as it’s full of the likes of Duran Duran!!!